Meat 🥩
@meatbrawl.bsky.social
Queer, trans artist.
Daily art: @sausagejobs.bsky.social
This space is for silly reposts, personal stuff, rope, queer community, & disability advocacy.
Daily art: @sausagejobs.bsky.social
This space is for silly reposts, personal stuff, rope, queer community, & disability advocacy.
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all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.
October 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.
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The kids are not alright.
They need the adults to do the right thing.
They need us to acknowledge the very real threat of Long Covid, and start taking steps to mitigate the risk.
We urgently need to adopt mandatory masking in healthcare, paid time off & clean air in public spaces:
They need the adults to do the right thing.
They need us to acknowledge the very real threat of Long Covid, and start taking steps to mitigate the risk.
We urgently need to adopt mandatory masking in healthcare, paid time off & clean air in public spaces:
Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The kids are not alright.
They need the adults to do the right thing.
They need us to acknowledge the very real threat of Long Covid, and start taking steps to mitigate the risk.
We urgently need to adopt mandatory masking in healthcare, paid time off & clean air in public spaces:
They need the adults to do the right thing.
They need us to acknowledge the very real threat of Long Covid, and start taking steps to mitigate the risk.
We urgently need to adopt mandatory masking in healthcare, paid time off & clean air in public spaces:
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The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
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For the November/December issue of @motherjones.com, I dove into the history of the word "able-bodied"—including how it's been harmful to disabled Americans since the 1930s and it most certainly will be when Medicaid work reqs come into play again. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purge
How the idea of “able-bodied” is abused
www.motherjones.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
For the November/December issue of @motherjones.com, I dove into the history of the word "able-bodied"—including how it's been harmful to disabled Americans since the 1930s and it most certainly will be when Medicaid work reqs come into play again. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Please take a couple of minutes to read this piece.
It's important.
"We have ignored the perspectives, stories & voices of disabled people for so long that their actual needs, feelings and experiences are hardly acknowledged."
It's important.
"We have ignored the perspectives, stories & voices of disabled people for so long that their actual needs, feelings and experiences are hardly acknowledged."
I've Been Paralyzed Since I Was 3. Here's Why Kindness Toward Disabled People Is More Complicated Than You Think
Editors Note: This is a boldly honest look at how people with paralysis have to deal with "overly kind" (well-meaning) offers of help. It's a uniquely
facingdisability.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Please take a couple of minutes to read this piece.
It's important.
"We have ignored the perspectives, stories & voices of disabled people for so long that their actual needs, feelings and experiences are hardly acknowledged."
It's important.
"We have ignored the perspectives, stories & voices of disabled people for so long that their actual needs, feelings and experiences are hardly acknowledged."
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The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.
Sesame Workshop will 'downsize significantly' with layoffs, CEO says
The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.
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Measles is airborne like COVID and a lot more contagious.
But because we've had 5 years of COVID minimization and airborne denial we're not dealing with it.
But because we've had 5 years of COVID minimization and airborne denial we're not dealing with it.
When faced with a capital-A Airborne community outbreak of measles Norfolk General Hospital in Ontario, Canada rolls out the same masking policy it uses for influenza and COVID-19, including maskoptional places like hallways, cafeteria, and hospital units that are not in outbreak.
Masking now required at NGH Emergency Department and Outpatient Clinics – Norfolk General
www.ngh.on.ca
March 4, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Measles is airborne like COVID and a lot more contagious.
But because we've had 5 years of COVID minimization and airborne denial we're not dealing with it.
But because we've had 5 years of COVID minimization and airborne denial we're not dealing with it.
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Saw a Chicago-based bakery chain selling cannoli-cream-filled pączki today and I just love America so much.
March 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Saw a Chicago-based bakery chain selling cannoli-cream-filled pączki today and I just love America so much.
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The jerk store called. They voted 11-3 to unionize! Everyone welcome Jerks Local 217
March 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The jerk store called. They voted 11-3 to unionize! Everyone welcome Jerks Local 217
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Again, the richest man in human history personally individually directed this
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
Georgia Nonprofit That Produces Life-Saving Food For Kids Has Federal Contract Cut
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
www.huffpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Again, the richest man in human history personally individually directed this
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I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.
CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel
It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.
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When did the American Dream become "watching someone else suffer more"?
February 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
When did the American Dream become "watching someone else suffer more"?
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Measles cases nearly double in Ontario over last 2 weeks, far surpassing last decade's total
18 unimmunized children hospitalized as a result of recent outbreak
18 unimmunized children hospitalized as a result of recent outbreak
Measles cases nearly double in Ontario over last 2 weeks, far surpassing last decade's total | CBC News
Ontario is reporting 78 new measles cases over the last two weeks, nearly doubling the province's total count since an outbreak started in the autumn.
www.cbc.ca
February 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Measles cases nearly double in Ontario over last 2 weeks, far surpassing last decade's total
18 unimmunized children hospitalized as a result of recent outbreak
18 unimmunized children hospitalized as a result of recent outbreak
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Many Medicaid recipients do not know they receive it because Medicaid is called different things in different states. The public narrative of Medicaid focuses on a distant other, but 40% of US children and 60% of nursing home residents receive Medicaid. Just SOME of the names by state are below:
February 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Many Medicaid recipients do not know they receive it because Medicaid is called different things in different states. The public narrative of Medicaid focuses on a distant other, but 40% of US children and 60% of nursing home residents receive Medicaid. Just SOME of the names by state are below:
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I'm bad at asking for help, but with focusing on Ron being in the hospital he hasn't been able to work and I'm not streaming while taking care of him. Doing the writing/tutoring gigs here and there, but it's not a lot. This is my ko-fi. Any help is appreciated. Thank you. ko-fi.com/mothergamer
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February 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I'm bad at asking for help, but with focusing on Ron being in the hospital he hasn't been able to work and I'm not streaming while taking care of him. Doing the writing/tutoring gigs here and there, but it's not a lot. This is my ko-fi. Any help is appreciated. Thank you. ko-fi.com/mothergamer
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When I was a kid, I wanted to be a “miniaturist” when I grew up. I thought it was a job. My mother told me that it wasn’t, that it was more of a hobby.
BUT LO AND BEHOLD
BUT LO AND BEHOLD
The energy I bring to Bluesky
February 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a “miniaturist” when I grew up. I thought it was a job. My mother told me that it wasn’t, that it was more of a hobby.
BUT LO AND BEHOLD
BUT LO AND BEHOLD
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If you want to fight fascism? Wear a mask.
If you want to show solidarity with disabled people? Wear a mask.
If you want to protect your own health? Wear a mask.
If you recognize that no one is coming to save us? Wear a mask.
My ultimate guide to respirators:
If you want to show solidarity with disabled people? Wear a mask.
If you want to protect your own health? Wear a mask.
If you recognize that no one is coming to save us? Wear a mask.
My ultimate guide to respirators:
We’re Witnessing the Fall of Public Health… and Your Best Tool is a Mask
Measles in Texas, bird flu in Louisiana, tuberculosis in Kansas and Covid everywhere. Public health has been dying a slow death for years, we can’t count on it anymore. What can we count on? A mask!
www.disabledginger.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
If you want to fight fascism? Wear a mask.
If you want to show solidarity with disabled people? Wear a mask.
If you want to protect your own health? Wear a mask.
If you recognize that no one is coming to save us? Wear a mask.
My ultimate guide to respirators:
If you want to show solidarity with disabled people? Wear a mask.
If you want to protect your own health? Wear a mask.
If you recognize that no one is coming to save us? Wear a mask.
My ultimate guide to respirators:
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wake up honey
new hog just dropped
new hog just dropped
Farmers had paintings of their animals commissioned centuries ago and always wanted them painted real chunky. I like the idea of some farmer having people round, pointing at a painting and saying "yeah I had that done, that's my actual pig, he's the fattest guy".
February 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
wake up honey
new hog just dropped
new hog just dropped
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An opportunity to post my favorite map
February 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
An opportunity to post my favorite map
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Peltier's imprisonment has symbolized systemic injustice for Native Americans across the country who believe in his innocence.
Leonard Peltier to be released from prison following commutation in FBI killings
Peltier's imprisonment has symbolized systemic injustice for Native Americans across the country who believe in his innocence.
www.npr.org
February 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Peltier's imprisonment has symbolized systemic injustice for Native Americans across the country who believe in his innocence.
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I suspect much of my creativity is just inflammation.
February 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I suspect much of my creativity is just inflammation.